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== Digitizing == | == Digitizing == | ||
Digitizing itself is quite straightforward. | Digitizing itself is quite straightforward. Simply press record in audacity and play the tape on the player. If you hear nothing, you should troubleshoot your cables. If you hear a faint static, wait for a bit, as tapes usually have a bit of silence before the music starts. | ||
If you hear music, then congratulations! Your setup works. All you need to do now is play the tape back in full while recording in audacity. When your tape reaches the end, don't stop recording, just pull out the tape, flip it to the other side, and resume playback. We '''do not''' recommend '''auto reverse''' if your player has it. | If you hear music, then congratulations! Your setup works. All you need to do now is play the tape back in full while recording in audacity. When your tape reaches the end, don't stop recording, just pull out the tape, flip it to the other side, and resume playback. We '''do not''' recommend '''auto reverse''' if your player has it. | ||
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'''Volume control''' | '''Volume control''' | ||
If things are too loud, it | If things are too loud, it can totally ruin your recording. To control this, you can tweak the volume level on your player, along with the input volume on your computer. It's best to fix this before you record, as changing the volume in post will not help fix the recording. Instead, carefully monitor one of the songs in full and make sure Audacity's volume meter never reaches max. It's fine if this happens once or twice, but if your recording is "redlined", you should adjust your volume levels. The ideal setup is to have a healthy volume level on the player, and turn your computer input volume down to compensate. You should also make sure the level on the player doesn't max out either. Sometimes the tapes themselves were recorded loud and distorted, but there's no fix for that. | ||
'''Pitch changes''' | '''Pitch changes''' | ||
